She first ventured into acting when she played the character "Viola" in a school production of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, and claims her favourite actress is Meryl Streep.

Additionally, she has a dance background, having trained from the age of 5 and acknowledges that it helps her during the fight scenes in Chuck, specifically citing the fight scene featuring her character Sarah and Matthew Bomer's character, Bryce Larkin in the Buy More.

However, in 2007, after her acting success in Chuck, her parents emigrated to the USA to be near her.